INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCE RESEARCH
IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY

The data presented in table indicated that the dry matter accumulation per plant increased with advancement of crop age irrespective of the treatments. The rate of increase was higher between 30 and 60 days and between 90 days and harvest stages. Varieties exhibited significant variation in dry matter accumulation per plant. Variety RH 30 recorded the highest dry matter accumulation per plant and it was significantly superior to other varieties at all the stages of crop growth during both the years except at 30- and 90-days stages during 2018-19, where the differences between RH 30 and Vardan were non-significant. Nitrogen application had significant effect on the dry matter accumulation per plant which showed an increasing trend with increasing levels of nitrogen application upto 100 kg ha–1. The increase beyond 50 kg N ha–1 was significant at 30 and 60 days and at harvest stages during 2017-18 and only at harvest during 2018-19. Sulphur application also had remarkable effect on dry matter accumulation per plant at all the crop growth stages during both the years. Each successive increment in sulphur application upto 50 kg S ha–1 led to significant increase in dry matter accumulation per plant at harvest during both the years. The differences between 0 and 25 kg S ha–1 at 60 days stage during both the years and at 90 days stage between 25 and 50 kg S ha–1 during 2018-19 at 30- and 90-days stages were non-significant.